Grammar vs. Grammer

[pergesu]

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it seems rather arbitrary which points of grammar people get upset about.

for example, when asked "how are you doing?" most people respond "good," and few would fault them for this even though "well" is the more grammatical response.

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That's crap.
"How are you doing?"
"(I'm doing) good"

good = predicate adjective

That makes more sense than "I'm doing well." "good" describes the subject, whereas "well" describes the action. "I'm doing well" is akin to "my ability to be is good", which is just sort of weird.

It's like people who say they feel well. I wonder what would happen if I burned off their fingertips. They'd probably feel pretty bad and badly I suppose.

[KilgoreTrout]

Oooh, I get to get my grammar nit on. Sweet.

It's versus its.
It's = it is
Its = possesive, belonging to it.

It's unlikely that its meaning is clear.

There is no such thing as its'.

Wow, that didn't feel as good as I thought it would.


btw, many of us here use "rediculous" in the same way we use "moran." Misspelling is kind of the point.

Oh, and "prolly" irks the starch out of me. Damn kids with their fancy instant-message speak. Read a book, for crying out loud.

Now I feel curmudgeonly. Thanks.

edit: I'm seeing lots of instances of people misusing apostrophes lately. I was at a diner recently where every plural on the menu (professionally printed menus) used an apostrophe (e.g. 2 egg's, 2 strip's bacon, 2 slice's of toast). Morans.

[daryn]

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fluffpop you're wrong about irregardless. it sucks but sometimes enough morons are incorrect that they change the rule. irregardless is a word.

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True, but it shouldn't be.

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ok.. so why say it isn't a word when you know it is?

[jackdaniels]

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Oh, and "prolly" irks the starch out of me. Damn kids with their fancy instant-message speak. Read a book, for crying out loud.


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I must admit that I started using this a lot. I have even used it in work email correspondence with varying degrees of success (some people ignore, some people ask about it and others started using it as well).

[MelchyBeau]

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Irony is a literary or rhetorical device, in which there is a gap or incongruity between what a speaker or a writer says, and what is generally understood. Generally there is an element of humour, stemming from the onlooker's perception of paradox.

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You did not site your source.

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It's "cite", homey. Otherwise, nice job.

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There is another mistake in my post, can you find it?

[DrewDevil]

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it seems rather arbitrary which points of grammar people get upset about.

for example, when asked "how are you doing?" most people respond "good," and few would fault them for this even though "well" is the more grammatical response.

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That's crap.
"How are you doing?"
"(I'm doing) good"

good = predicate adjective

That makes more sense than "I'm doing well." "good" describes the subject, whereas "well" describes the action. "I'm doing well" is akin to "my ability to be is good", which is just sort of weird.

It's like people who say they feel well. I wonder what would happen if I burned off their fingertips. They'd probably feel pretty bad and badly I suppose.

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Sorry, but "I'm doing well" is the correct response.

"Do" is not one of the few linking verbs that take an adjective. They are:

is/are
become
seem
feel
appear
look
taste
smell

Every other verb takes an adverb.

[heater]

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2nd grade english error.

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not a sentence

[onthebutton]

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Irony is a literary or rhetorical device, in which there is a gap or incongruity between what a speaker or a writer says, and what is generally understood. Generally there is an element of humour, stemming from the onlooker's perception of paradox.

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You did not site your source.

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It's "cite", homey. Otherwise, nice job.

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There is another mistake in my post, can you find it?

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"Repetitions" is spelled wrong, but I was only nitting up on grammar.

Edit: You also say "proposition" instead of "preposition". This has been the most intellectually stimulating part of my day. No kidding.

[siccjay]

How bad does you're life have too be two make a post like this? OP, I sincerely feel sorry for you.

[Austiger]

Ending a sentence with a preposition is okay.